As the owner of Green Essentials in Glenwood Springs and soon-to-open Aspen Green Dragon dispensaries, there are some facts that need to be brought to the public's attention.

People who are misinformed are providing information as fact, causing an unnecessary public outcry over the greenhouses we propose to erect in Woody Creek for a medical marijuana grow. Most of what is being spread is beyond misinformation and borders on lies, exaggerations and embellishment.

This is a clean use of the land that fits the character of the area. The greenhouse uses natural light and organic nutrients. There are no grow lights and it is a much smaller carbon footprint than traditional grows in the area. There will be no high-intensity lights glowing brightly in the night. The proposal is being modified, recessing the greenhouses into the ground, lowering the height from 16 feet to 12 feet.

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